Cirencester houses [114]
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Cirencester houses [114]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 15 Jun 2021
Built originally in 1640 as one house, now two, numbers 10 and 10A Coxwell Street have been much altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. There is a carriage entrance between the houses. Number 10A, Image, is constructed of coursed rubble stone under a stone slate roof. Number 10, seen here, is constructed of rendered rubble stone under a Welsh slate roof. Number 10 has a large 17th century round-headed doorcase with a boarded and framed round-headed door - see Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298700 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.718253
Longitude
-1.970278